"Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired"

""Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired" (June 9, HBO) explores the implausible events that took place between these dates, along with details, before and after, that forever altered the life and career of acclaimed...

Murder, Drugs, Terrorism, Intrigue: Canadian Actor on the Run from Police

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWhat reads more like a Tom Clancy Crime Novel or Movie of the Week, has  Montreal Actor  Bruno  Diquinzio who played in the hit series Omerta, playing the...

Man charged with trying to abduct boy at Oceanfront

Steve Vernon Fleming A 54-year-old man is being held without bond in the city jail on a charge that he tried to abduct a 4-year-old boy Wednesday at the Oceanfront. The child was standing in line with his mother about 8:50 p.m. at the Dairy Queen, at 16th...

Violent Fuel Protests in Brussels

Dozens of angry fishermen were arrested in Brussels after scuffles and violence broke out during a protest against rising fuel prices.The fishermen, mostly from France and Italy, occupied the European Commission's headquarters and fired flares at police, who then charged...

Black bear spotted in Aiken County, SC

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C.---A black bear was spotted Sunday afternoon off the 118 bypass in Aiken County, and there was another sighting tonight near Beech Island. Stephen Holmes and Amy Burroughs sent us pictures of the bear they saw on Sunday. We aren't sure if it's the same bear...

Sydney police boss 'in drug ring'

A police chief in Syndey has been accused of some very serious conspiracy charges."A senior Australian police officer has been charged in connection with an alleged international plot to import half a tonne of drug-making chemicals.Mark Standen is accused of conspiracy to...

Vancouver: Who are The Red Scorpions?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBritish Columbia's Red Scorpions, the lower mainlands scourge, a blight on the Vietnamese community,  show no mercy, they would as  sooner execute their own...

Two Customs officers arrested at Kennedy Airport

"Federal agents arrested two Customs and Border Protection officers from Long Island and others yesterday and charged them with being part of a Kennedy Airport bribery and drug ring.Supervisory officer Walter Golembiowski, 65, of Bethpage, was charged with bribery conspiracy...

'Therapist' charged with rape is charming dropout, associates say

Carmine Baffa, life coach, motivational speaker, and self made millionaire has been accused of rape by 8 of his clients in the Atlanta metro area.""He has amazing ability to influence people and persuade them," said Michal Wallace, who worked as an apprentice to Baffa in...

Man due in court over murder of teen actor

The alleged killer of a young actor who was stabbed is due in court today, after a weekend which saw a slew of teenage boys killed in London by other teenagers."A 21-year-old man was due to appear in court on...

Top B.C. gang leader arrested in Texas sting

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne of British Columbia's Top Gang Leader "Clayton Roueche" of the United Nations gang, is enjoying US hospitality this evening, and if I know US hospitality, this Gang...

Court: Texas had no right to take polygamists' children

"SAN ANGELO, Texas (CNN) -- The state of Texas should not have removed the more than 460 children it took from a polygamist sect's ranch because it didn't prove they were in "imminent enough" danger, an appeals court ruled Thursday....

Court: Texas had no right to take polygamists' children

"SAN ANGELO, Texas (CNN) -- The state of Texas should not have removed the more than 460 children it took from a polygamist sect's ranch because it didn't prove they were in "imminent enough" danger, an appeals court ruled Thursday....

Crack Addict: Daily Life in a Small Town

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAnyone who thinks Drugs are harmless, Rehab is the answer, when temptation is everywhere for addicts should rethink their stance on our Lienient Drug Dealer Laws.This...

Exams system faces health check

This news comes shortly after Prime Minister Gordon Brown revealed that hospitals will now be paid based on patient satisfaction rather than number of pateitns treated."The public is to be asked whether it thinks standards in exams are falling, by a new independent...
 

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